E72.12
E72.12: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E72.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Written on E72.1: Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E72.12 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Deficiency, deficient›methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase(MTHFR)
- Disorder›metabolism NOS›amino-acid›sulfur-bearing›methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.